We have touched the Sun: The Parker Solar Probe’s triumph
Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science
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Is the Solar Wind Really a Solar Wind?
The switchbacks are getting larger as we get closer to the sun. They carry a ton of energy with them, and when you move further out in the solar wind, the switchbacks kind of disappear. We call it the smoking gun. Not definitely, not fully answered yet, but that's why the mission is a seven year mission.
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